Foundation garment



5 Aug. 22, .1950 s. W.'THALMAN ,519,

, FOUNDATION GARMENT i Filed Deg. 26, 1946 Y 2 Sheds-Sheet 1 INVENTOR k 54m l/V. THALMAN 6: ATTORNEY J Aug. 22,1950

Filed 1295:. 26, 1946 s. w. THALMAN FOUNDATION GARMENT 2 Sheds-Sheet 2 l llllmmm.

,,L'/INVENTOR JALLY W THALM N Patented Aug. 22, 1950 a [UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE I -e V .r 1 2,519,611 I l r FOUNDATION GARMENT v Sally Whitmore Thalman, Bridgeport, Conn assignor to The Warner Brothers Company, Bridgeport, Conn a corporation of Connecticut Application December 26, 1946, Serial No. 718,321

1 4, Claims.

This invention relates to ladies foundation garments and is particularly concerned with the provision of a novel and improved type of girdle having important advantages.

The front panel I of the garment may likewise berof materialstretchable up and down but not across, or, if desired, of material substantially inelastic or unstretchable both vertically and An object of the invention is to provide a 5 horizontally. foundation garment which attains a firm and The panels 2, 2, interposed between thefront effective control over the buttocks and thighs of panels 1 and 3, are of two-way stretch fabric, 1. e., the wearer and whichat the same time enables material capable of stretching not only up and advantageous freedom of movement of the wearer down but also across. Each of the intermediate inwalking and sitting, i l panels 2, as shown, extends from the top to the 'More specifically, the pinvention provides a bottom of the girdle at the front, between the foundation garment having at the rear apanel front panel I and the front extensions of the ofrmate ia c p Stretching up and down panel 3. Each panel 2 also extends around the b across the w re Which Panel is narrow sides of the garment intothe rear portion thereof, a top and is so wide at its bottom as t between the top of the garment and the edges of extend not only over the lower portion; of the t rear panel 3 buttocks but also around the sides of the thighs panels 2 2 are joined at their front edges and partly. to e ro of the W to the adjacent edges/of the panel by stitching tions of thegarment at the sides of sald rear 4, 4, which Stitching is preferably f zig zag chap (P1 n3 iigg zg ziezgii gfiii. z ig g fig 22 actor to permit the desired stretching along the v' I a e l seams. However, la 'oints and other t es of songs ovegoalt (liastiilzhgmgzftagfi ejfclllllgil psg stitching might be substituted. Likewi the ca por said-vertically stretchable rear panel, and also ggg g 5 Egg? g ?fif g gii gfig fig extends :over; substantial portions of V the front zig zag or other suitable typeof lgarment it fz f fi walst lme The two-way stretch material forming the to the owgfrlllor mn es 6 the inven panels 2, 2 is so out that the transverse stretch m? an a van d d 1 d of the elastic threads is substantially horizontal tlQn iwluiibe fi 'd an 0 alme on the Wearers figure, and the longitudinal the .accompalzyntg m b d stretch substantially vertical. As has been above g' i ig f fmn mew a e em ymg noted, the stretch of the elastic threads in the panel 3 is substantially vertical on the wearer. 2 1: 2:: s i g i ggh Views Since that panel is substantially inelastic horispectiely fi wihg ,th, embodied in a as zontally of the wearer, and since its lower portion pantwgirala extends around the buttocks and sides of I the Referringwto Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings, thighs to the front of the wearer, 1t exerts a firm the girdle there illustrated includes a front panel contr 01 and CQnfimng effect on the wearer 5 d pair of intermediate panels 2 2 and a rear At the same time the two-way stretch panels 2,2, panel} The rear panel is of one way stretch M extending between the panel I and the frontedges fabric, i.-,e., material including elastic yarn so of t panel gY fi arranged that the material is capable of stretchof leg movement walkmg or slttmg' mg in one direction but is substantially Th s freedom of movement is further accentuated stretchable at right angles thereto. It is so out by Cuttmg of the lPwer front edges 6 of the that the stretch of the elastic threads is subpanels 2, 2 Onthe blah as shown In stantially vertical on the wearer. the front hose supporters 1, 1 may advantage- As shown, said panel 3 is narrow at its top. 011513 QXtend on the as q It extend downwarcfly f m th top f th i dl It will also be seen that the greatest elasticity is which lies in the region of the wearers waist line. provldefli m the top Portlon of the glrdlegdue to Said panel also increases in width so that, in the horizon l stretch of the pp portlons 0f the lower portion of the garment, it extends comthe panels z, 2 betwee t panel I the pletely around the rear and sides of the garment rOW op portio o he pa ThlS increased and partly to the front. Thereby it covers the elasticity 1n the waist llne region enables the lower portions of the wearers buttocks and the garment to contract effectively over small lines sides of the thighs. and thereby to be readily adaptable to figures having maximum difference between waist and hip measures.

In Figs. 3 and 4, the invention is shown embodied in a garment of the panty-girdle type. The panels are generally the same as those shown in Figs. 1 and 2, except that they extend into the leg portions 8, B of the garment. Also, the rear panel is shoum'zaszofzmore triangular shape than is the rear panel in Figs. '1 and '2. The panels in Figs. 3 and 4 are designated by the same reference numerals as the corresponding panels in Figs. 1 and 2, except for the addition-of a prime to each of said numerals in Figs. 3 and 4.

As will be apparent, the girdles inconnection with which the invention is illus'tratedmay "form portions of other garments, such -as the wellknown combinations in which :a girdle and a brassiere form part of the same garment. In Figs. 3 and 4, the girdle is shown as having joined thereto at its top a circumferentially elastic band sllravingsshortwertical stays fl of suitable stiff- :material, as is customary in many 1 girdles.

The aterms and expressions 'whi'oh'I have employed are used5as1terms 0f description and not of limitation, and I have no intention, in the IISiDf9Sl1Ch tePmS and expressions, of :excluding any equivalents :of the features shown and 'd'escnibed or portions thereof, but recognize "that modifications .are :possible within the scope l of :the dnventioniclaimed.

:1 claim:

A foundation :garmerft comprising .a rear nzmliof lone-way :stretch material, stretchable :in 3.?Vfiliti6fli1idi'fi86ti0ll, said panel extending 'tdownwardty z-from :the .zcentnal partof 'zthe twaisteline portion of said garment, the lower :pontion :o'f said mear panel extending laterally at opposite sides .roompletel-yzacros-s *the side :portions of the garment :and into the front'thereof for covering the i-wearers buttocks and the outer sides .of the. :thigharpanels of two-way stretch material ,ioined :to .adjacent edge portions :of said rear panel, :said two-way stretch panels extending upwardly :and zoutw'ardly-lfrom .said [rear panel over substantially theremaining areasofwthelrear of thegarment, andcontinuing around the sides and thence lover substantial portions of theifront of :said garment, and means .at the front of said garment for uniting said side panels.

.2. A foundation garment comprising a rear panel =of=.one-way stretch material, stretchable in a Mertical-direction, said panel extending downwardlyirom Ithe-centralpart of the waist-line portion .of said garment, thelower portion .of said rear ,panel extending laterally at opposite sides .completelyacross theside portions or the garment and into the front thereof for covering the wearers buttocks and the outer sides of the 'thighs,,,panels of two-way stretch material joined toiadjacent edge portions of said rear panel, said two-way stretch panels extending upwardly and outwardly 'from said rear panel over substan- 4 tially the remaining area of the rear of the garment, and continuing around the sides and thence over substantial portions of the front of said garment, and a panel at the front of said garment joined adjacent its side edges to the corresponding edge portions of said two-way stretch panels. 7

.3. 2A inundation garment comprising a rear panel of "one-way stretch material, stretchable in a vertical direction, said panel extending downwardly from the central part of the waisteline portion of said garment, the lower portion of said rear panel extending laterally at opposite sides completely across the side portions of the garment and into the front thereof for covering the'wearersbuttocks and the outer sides of the thighs, panels of Etwo-way stretch material joined to adjacent edge portions of said rear paneLsaid two-Way stretch panels extending upwardly and outwardly from said rear panel over substantially' the -remaining area of the rear of the garment, and=continuing around the sides and thenceover substantial portions of the lfrUHt of said garment, the' lower front edges-ofsaiiii two way stretch panels b'eing cut on ithe bias, and a *front panel of said-garment p joined tailgaeen't its side edgesto thecorrespondingedgepm tions dfsa'id two-waystretch panels.

4. A -panty-girdle comprising :arear epanel :of one-way stretch material strthaldle in a vertical direction, said *panel -extending downwardly fromthe o'entraflpart :Ifi' the waist 'linemortion uf said 'girdl'e, the *lewer portion #of said rear mpanel extending laterally at opposite sides completely across the -=siiie-por-ti0ns 0f the girdle .and itnto the 7 front thereof for covering the outer -sidesof the thighs *of the wearer, panels of two-way stretch material joined' to 'ad jacent edge portions of said rear panel, said two-way stretch panels extending upwardly and "outwardly 1 mm said rear panel over substantially th'e remainder of the-ia reapf the war of the *girdle, and eontinuing around the-sides and thence over substantial areas o'f the fron'tnf said girdle, leg portionsii'n thelower part of said girdle formed completely by portions "of said's'ide and rear panels, and a front panel joined to adjacerrt edge portions of said two-way stretch I panels.

CI DED The following references are of record in .the file of this ,patent:

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